the kiss

There we were - two people

and a lot of scenery.

Photo: Carter Scenic Reserve, New Zealand

Text: The beginning of 'The Kiss' 

by Elizabeth Nannestad (1956-)

tears and other tears

Tears are water, mucus and salt. 

But tears from sadness also have proteins 

that may release stress,

while tears from an open onion do not.

Photo: A container for shorn wool, Carterton, New Zealand

fastlane

For eight hours, the four of us -

child, man, car, me. We stopped 

at a take-away called Fastlane.

Photo: Lunch in preparation in Hiroshima

before society

The words before this large one, 

I don't remember.

Photo: At Clareville showgrounds, New Zealand